Ireland may be in the middle of a pandemic but the construction trade was booming before Covid-19 hit and most of that work is now continuing, often at the expense of cyclists.
Building sites – and builders
themselves – can often make conditions on the roads more hazardous, especially
with so many large construction vehicles moving around.
Dublin cyclist Ronan Fox encountered
several construction vehicles parked on a segregated cycle lane last night
(pictured).
He took to Twitter to share his
frustration at the way infrastructure intended for cyclists was treated as a
storage area by a private contractor.
Interestingly, Cllr Donna Cooney of
the Green Party replied to him, saying she would lodge a complaint about the
manner the vehicles were parked, apparently for the night. Such complaints can
be lodged with enforcement and building control
officers.
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While this option to make a complaint about builders whose inconsideration is creating a danger for cyclists is probably not well known in the cycling community there are building control officers in each local authority area in the Republic. For contact details for all of them please following this link.
“Building Control Authorities have strong powers of inspection and enforcement,” the Department of Housing says of the authorities in its description of how the system works.
“Responsibility for compliance rests at all times with
the owner of the proposed building or works, and with any builder or designer
engaged by the owner.”
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